Washing-machine.



Patented July 5, 191).

` With these and other objects in IDHUND CUTTING BIOWN. OF ELLSWOBTH.

KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Spctlcation of Lettera Patent.

Patented J lily 5, 1910.

Application tiled August 81. 1808. Serial No. 481.101.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, llmii'xn t. citizen of the linited States. residing at E lsworth, in thc county of Ellsworth and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of which the following is u specification. This invention relates to washing mnchincs of that t pe utilizing revoluble pouiidcrs and its object is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction and which has means for Iyieldiil'igly supporting the fabrics to be was wd,-"s'aid-incans constituting one of the rubbing snrfaceshof the machine.

A further object is to provide it washing mix-hanisni which may bc used in connection with an ordinary wash tnli or which, if desired, can be employed in connection with other inwhnnisnis of similar construction within ii receptacle common to all of said mechanisms.

A still further object is to irovide poundci's arranged in pairs and designed to alternately operate upon the fabrics arranged on the yieldalile support, said poundeis not, only servia' to force a cleansing fluid throu h the fu rics but also `t0 direct the said fa rics from one end to the other of the tub or other receptacle in which they are located.

Brown, u

view the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combination hereina ter more fully described and pointed ont in the claims.

In the accom anying drawings the preferred forms o the invention have been shown.

In said drawings :-Fignre 1 is a central vertical sect-ion through a washing machine embodying the present improvements, one of the positions oi' the ounders being indicated by dotted lines. `ig. 2 is a central vcri tical transverse .section `through the machine and showing the pounders in the positions indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Fi 38 is a plan view of the machine ,on the ine Fig. 1, the poundersbein shown in the positions illustrated in Fig. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showin a modihed form of a yieldingly supporte rubbing board. Fig. 5 is a side elevation on4 a reduced scale of a of washing devices ig. 6 is an elevation tac'le hhvin a series combined t ierewith. of another modified of parts caused formed with a tubula forni of washing machine, the sunic provided with mechanism wliereb ceptuclc may be rotated tion of thc poiindcrs.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designate: a tub which muy be of usual form and the washing mechanism designed to be combined therewith consists referably of u ring-likc base 2 designed to iiear upon the tub iind provided with an npstanding frame 3 having,r corner blocks 3' and constituting a rest or support for a rectungular cover 4 which is hingedly connected to said frame as indicated at 5. The -top of the cover 6 has spaced openings 7 at opposite sides of the center thereof, each opening being surrounded by a wear block 8 formed of hard wood or any other suitable material. Each o nin 'is designed to receive an arm 9 prefers ly orined of metal and extending upwardly from a yoke 10 in which is journal a pounder 11. Said pounder prefer ably consists of a roller 12 havin V-shaped incisions 13 extendin thereinto rom its periphery there beingb eads 14 secured to the ends of the roller and closing the innermost portions of the incisions or kets 13 as clearly indicated in Fig. 1'. Xorank shaft 15 lls- 'ournaled in bearings 15 which are yieldliiily held by s rings 4 secured to the cover 4 in bearing blocks 16 mounted von the base 2 at diametricall this shaft has opposite y extending cranks 1T located directly above the receptacle 1 and each of which is movably enga supports one of the yokes 10 hereinbefore referred to. An arm 18 is arranged at one end of the shaft to facilitate thev rotation thereof and it will apparent therefore that when the shaft is actuated the crank 17 will alternately raise and lower the pounders 11 and cause them to traval in an elliptical path, this being due to the fact that the yokes are to swing relative. to the crank by reason of the sliding engagement .of arms 9 with the cover. V

The rubbing board used in connection with the ponnders consists of a circular'frame 19 onwhich are arranged arallel transverse] extending slats 20 spaces apart 'as indicat in Fi' 1 and preferabl distpod exten in from one en to e other\of the rubbn Springs frame T9 with the base'2 at desired intervals and each of these springs is preferabl.

r ousing 22 infowhic opposed points and 21 connect the ged by and,

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. flui it is desi ned to retract under normal conditions anillas clearly indicated in Fig.. l.

ln using the machine herein described the receptacle l is partly tilled with a cleaning such for example as soapy water, and

.the cover 4 is swung upwardly as indicated,

for example, in Fig. 4, whereu ion the fab- I ries to be cleansed may be phi on the rubbing board. Cover 4 is thenreturned to its lowered position uml the pounders tl. will rest on the fabrics and press them dowii wai'dly thus plaeiii the supporting springs l .'l under stress. hen the shaft 15 is rotated the pounders are brought successively into contact with tite fabrics and are rolled tliereover from one end t t-lic other of the rubhiug board thus operating not only to prese. l throughthe fabrics lait also the cleansing lluid to push the fabrics along the rnliliiiig hoard am transversely of the s iaced slats 2() thoreon. The rubbing boart will, of course, be moved verticallv darin the scrubbing operation and will also inve a more or less tilting movement, each downward movement thereof lit-inging the fabrics under the siti'- faee of the cleansing fluid. The fabrics are thus subjected lioth to rnlihiug i'iction from the poundcrs und upon the rubbing hoard uml to an up and down movement which euusws the cleansing lluid to circulate through the fabrics uml thus remove the dirt fi'oni them.

ln order to permit the pou'iulyrs or 'rollers to pass over unvielding obstructions iipon the hoard 20, the eiid portions of shafts l5 are journaled in bearings l5 carried by the free ends of springs 4. l'laeli ol' these springs is secured at one end to the eover 4 and will yield upwardly whenever necessary to allow vertical movement ofthe shaft..

Instead of aupportitu.r the ruliliing hoard liy nieutis of springs' u` iinlitnletl in lt'lgi't. l untl 2 it cati, if desired. lie iiitiuliletl upon n float 23 as indicated iu lfg. -i. 'lhis fioul muy lie in'tlie foi-iu ol' n buoyant tuho as .shown in said ligure. 'lhe operation ol' this modilled l'oriu of ruhliiug hoard will he substantially similar to that of the board hereinlielore deserilied.

Although the seruhhing imnflntnisin. is ospccially designed for use in connection willi 4tulis ol' the. ordinary eouslriu'liou it is to lio understmsl that il preferred a sortes ol these scrubbing unsslntnisnis can ho n-ed tti eouncetion willi un clongntml trough suoli asshown at .'l in ltig. When they are titilized in this manner sprockets 25 may be connected to the shaft lo of the machines and uctmtted simultaneously by means of a chain E 26 receiving motion from a power shaft 2T. 0 .'tnother modified construction has been t indicated in Fig. t5 wherein the tub or reeeptaclo 2s is mounted upon 'a revolube spindle ".ii on which is `:inpported a sprocket. :iu which .sprtwket is designed to receive niotion from a shaft 3;', which is driven through l gears-33 and 84 from aeriink shaft 35. This shaft may be provided with a pulley for receiving motion l'roni any suitable source I through u belt 3T. It is to be understood that various changes may be made in the construction and iii'- rnngement of parts without departing'fifoni the spirit or sacritlcing any of the advantages of llie invention.

fluit is claimed is 1. A washing machine including a receptaele, a yieldingly supported rubbing board therein, n cover or tie rece taele and havi ing apertures therein, a eran shaft. mounted for rotation below said cover, said shaftlniving oppositely extending cranks, arms mounted to 'slide and oaeil ate within the apertures, okes depending from the arins and pivote ly mounted upon the iespective cranks, and a ievoluble pounder carried by oachyoke.

2. A washing machine including a receptacle, a cover thereon, said cover liavii spaced apertures therein, a shaft journal below the cover and havin eppositely extending cranks, arins havnig their upper portions mounted to slide uml oecillato within the apertures, the lower portions of said arias being connected .to the respective cranks, and longitudinally groovcd revolulile wonders carried by tho arms at the lower ends thereof.

ll. A washing machine inchidin a noe tuele, n linoyaiit rubbing 1000e y mounted within the receptacle, a cover for the iweptaele, spueed arms mounted to slide uml oseillate within the rover, mean! for siuiultamsmsly actuntin the arms, and a revoluhlo pounder eut-riet liy each arm.

. lu testimony tbut I olitini the foregoing as my own l nivo lie/reto alllxcd my signature iu the rei-mieu ot two witnesses.

Wil nesinis:

linut: H..l'iooit, t W. J. Lin'tii. 

